Aah, the power of electricity. Lumbering, sad faced, Lon Chaney, Jr., the wolf man. Here, he is a convicted criminal, sent to the gas chamber. On his last day, he threatens the men who turned on him. Little does he know that a professor who works with electrical charges, gets his body, blasts it with electricity, and sends the lumbering lunk out to do more damage. Not only that, he gets himself and his assistant killed (one of them is Joe Flynn, who was in many Disney movies and a character on "McHale's Navy"). Of course, the big oaf wanders around, out of control, looking for the people who framed him (well turned state's evidence). He has developed some great strength an bulletproof skin in the experiment, so he kills countless cops and bystanders on the way. One interesting thing is, even if he has bulletproof skin, why doesn't he get any holes in his jacket. Even when he is set on fire, his clothes don't burn. Perhaps when the remake comes out they will take these things into account.
The story also has an insipid subplot with the budding romance between a police officer and a stripper. She has a heart of gold and only does it because it's as good as any other job. If you want to see fifties' stereotypes of women, watch this movie. Naturally, there is a big confrontation at the end. Six hundred thousand dollars is at the center of it and a lot more electricity. It's OK as far as it goes, but it seems as plodding as Chaney.
Finally, until I purchased a set of these old B horror movies, I never realized how much re-animation played in the films of this genre. At least there was no spinal fluid in this one.
The story also has an insipid subplot with the budding romance between a police officer and a stripper. She has a heart of gold and only does it because it's as good as any other job. If you want to see fifties' stereotypes of women, watch this movie. Naturally, there is a big confrontation at the end. Six hundred thousand dollars is at the center of it and a lot more electricity. It's OK as far as it goes, but it seems as plodding as Chaney.
Finally, until I purchased a set of these old B horror movies, I never realized how much re-animation played in the films of this genre. At least there was no spinal fluid in this one.